Class getModifiers() method in Java with Examples (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 06 Oct, 2021

The getModifiers() method of java.lang.Class class is used to get the Java language modifiers of this class. The method returns an integer representing the encoded modifiers of this class.
Syntax:

public int getModifiers()

Parameter: This method does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This method returns an integer representing the encoded modifiers of this class.
Below programs demonstrate the getModifiers() method.
Example:

Java

import java.util.*;

import java.lang.reflect.*;

public class Test {

`` public static void main(String[] args)

`` throws ClassNotFoundException

`` {

`` Class myClass = Class.forName( "Test" );

`` System.out.println( "Class represented by myClass: "

`` + myClass.toString());

`` System.out.println(

`` "Modifiers of myClass: "

`` + Modifier.toString(

`` myClass.getModifiers()));

`` }

}

Output:

Class represented by myClass: class Test Modifiers of myClass: public

Example 2:

Java

import java.util.*;

import java.lang.reflect.*;

class Main {

`` private class Arr {

`` };

`` public Object obj;

`` Main()

`` {

`` obj = new Arr();

`` }

`` public static void main(String[] args)

`` throws ClassNotFoundException

`` {

`` Main t = new Main();

`` Class myClass = t.obj.getClass();

`` System.out.println( "Modifiers of myClass: "

`` + Modifier.toString(

`` myClass.getModifiers()));

`` }

}

Output:

Modifiers of myClass: private

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#getModifiers–

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